Commentators overwhelmingly note a historical difficulty in this verse. Stephen appears to merge two Old Testament events: Abraham buying a tomb in Hebron and Jacob buying land in Shechem. Scholars offer several explanations: it could be a simple error by Stephen, a copyist's mistake in an early manuscript, or a deliberate reference to a Samaritan tradition that honored Shechem. This reminds us that the Bible can contain such complexities without undermining its core theological message.